The Chiefs return from their bye last weekend with a home match in Hamilton where they will host South Africa’s Bulls.

These two teams contested the 2009 Super Rugby final but these teams fortunes have changed a lot since then.

The Bulls won that final and then won another title a year later and then a couple of years later the Chiefs won back to back titles.

Currently though these teams are placed tenth (Bulls) and 12th (Chiefs) in the overall standings.

The Chiefs have played the Bulls 19 times in Super Rugby and the Chiefs have won 10 matches, lost 7 and there have been two draws.

In Hamilton the Chiefs have played the Bulls 6 times. In those six matches the Chiefs have won four, drawn one and lost one. This gives the Chiefs a record of winning 67% of their home matches against the Bulls in Hamilton.

The average score when these teams meet in Hamilton is Chiefs 31 Bulls 25.

Saturday’s first Super Rugby match is between a recent former champion and the current Super Rugby champions the Crusaders.

The unbeaten Highlanders had a bye last weekend while the Crusaders suffered their first loss of the Super Rugby season at the hands of the Hurricanes.

These teams have played each other 32 times in Super Rugby since 1996 and the Highlanders have won 10 matches and lost 22. There have been no draws between the teams.

In Dunedin the teams have played each other 15 times and the Highlanders have won six matches and lost 9. That gives the Highlanders a record of winning 40% of their home matches against the Crusaders.

The Crusaders have won the last three clashes between the sides and that includes the last match in Dunedin.

Super Rugby moves to Australia in the second Super Rugby match on Saturday as the Brumbies host the Sharks in Canberra.

These teams have played each other 19 times since 1998 and the Brumbies have won 10 matches and lost 9. This gives the Brumbies an overall record of winning 53% of their matches against the Sharks.

In Canberra these teams have played each other 11 times and the Brumbies have won 8 matches and lost three. The Brumbies 8 wins from 3 matches gives them a record winning 73% of their home matches against the Sharks.

The average score when the Brumbies play the Sharks in Canberra is Brumbies 29 Sharks 20.

Both teams have played three matches this season but have only managed to win one match. The Sharks also have a draw under their belt but they have played two matches at home while this will be the Brumbies first home match for 2018.

The Lions suffered their first loss this Super Rugby season last weekend and they get the chance to turn things around against the winless Sunwolves.

The Lions have played the Sunwolves twice since they joined Super Rugby and both matches were won by the Lions.

The average score when these two teams play each other is Lions 60 Sunwolves 10.

The Lions will be without their captain Warren Whiteley for this match but they are up against a winless side that is at the bottom of the standings. Last week’s loss to the Blues will also have shaken up the Johannesburg side.

The Sunwolves have lost all three of their matches and by an average of 18 points so far. Against South Africa’s top Super Rugby side the Sunwolves should struggle.

The Jaguares host the final Super Rugby match on Saturday as they host the Reds in Buenos Aires.

These teams have only met once before and that match was last year in Buenos Aires and the Jaguares won 22-8.

The Jaguares made a slow start to the 2018 Super Rugby season but appear to have found their game as they beat the Waratahs 38-28 last weekend.

The Reds results show that they are a different team in 2018 but they have yet to prove themselves away from home. Their only away match resulted in a 45-19 loss to the Rebels. The Jaguares in Buenos Aires should be a tougher test for thee Queenslanders.

The first Sunday Super Rugby match this year is in Sydney where the Waratahs host Melbourne’s Rebels at the Allianz Stadium.

These teams have played each other 13 times since the Rebels joined Super Rugby in 2011 and the Waratahs have won 11 matches and lost two.

The Waratahs eleven wins out of 13 matches gives them a record of winning 85% of the clashes between the teams.

These two teams have played each other 7 times in Sydney and the Waratahs have won six and lost one. The Waratahs single loss was in 2016 and when they met in 2017 in Sydney the Waratahs won.

The Waratahs 6 wins in Sydney against the Rebels gives them a record of winning 86% of their matches at home.

The average score when these teams meet in Sydney is : Waratahs 29 Rebels 18.

The Waratahs have played three matches so far and won one, drawn one and lost one. The Waratahs will be at home this weekend but they have had to travel from Argentina for this match.

Australia’s top side the Rebels had to travel from home in Melbourne so travel fatigue should not be a factor. In their three wins from three matches to date the Rebels have earned bonus point wins in all matches. They deserve to be the favourites for this match.